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And they're not coming forth with a workable plan that will drive down those costs. not just for individuals who are trying to buy insurance but for companies that have to provide it as well. this is an enormous part of the american political and economic scene as well, and we'll see whether the republican party now does come forth. >> that's totally right, but we have the opportunity now. part one had to be the show, and we're right about this thing. six months ago when republicans were talking about delaying it a year, there was ridicule. now it's looking pretty smart. but part two is, it's ...

Kept repeating and i'm going to be working for you folks despite this controversy and on everything other, even on the lewinsky stuff, they would try to get all the information out and try to get ahead of the bad news. i do think the president was trying to bait the republicans. >> felt like bait a little bit. >> the huge risks for republicans. they have huge demographic problems. >> blue collar voters in the last election was a big problem. if you're just addressing these kind of issues you're not out there every day addressing those problems, that could be a problem for republicans. >> micha...

You have in the republican primary very far right extreme rhetoric, self-deportations, absolutely no amnesty from the republican party. how will that issue play out within the republican party, do you think, in the next term? >> well, again, it depends on the results of this election, because if governor romney wins, then they're going to feel a little more confident. if not, i'm hoping that they take a lesson, the dream act -- i was one of the republicans for the dream act. that's a good start to reaching out to the latino community. it's not just good government but good politics. that is so...

That has big implications for the 2012 presidential race which makes the point if republicans don't have great inroads among minorities particularly hispanic around the country, that's a huge drag on their chances. we're not just talking about arizona and california. >> i wrote a thing for "time" called gop ice age with presidential elections demographics. similar argument. it's a problem. when the number one name for male babies in texas is jose and texas is the linchpin of our electoral college strategy, it's a problem. good news for republican party is we have time and need a better positio...

Bigger demographic problems, it could be my favorite statistic. you run 1980 carter/reagan race over with current demographics in america, reagan wins by a whisper and it's too close to call. >> yes, it's early, she writes, then again contenders ought to be concerned at this stage they earned some sticky labels. mitt romney, unreliable. newt gingrich, yesterday. sarah palin, flighty. tim pawlenty, boring. >> i thought that was a good column myself. i just want to salute mike on immigration. there's another idea in the republican party to deal with this which is to stop people from voting which...